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RE: "Touch of Evil:" saw the version favored by Welles himself and corrected after he shot off a 52-page "memo" to

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In Reply to: RE: "Touch of Evil:" saw the version favored by Welles himself and corrected after he shot off a 52-page "memo" to posted by tinear on May 30, 2014 at 08:18:19

I generally agree with your observations on this great film. But lay off Charleton Heston. The film would not have been made without his support, just as few recent Scorsese films would have beem made without cute little Leonardo DiCaprio.

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For the record: I'm a fan of Charlton. He was one of the very few actors that could portray a hero w/out a - tinear 09:37:13 05/30/14 (1)
the leas trace of irony, a tough feat to bring off in the days of the anti-hero. John Wayne was another, of course, but Duke did have range, could do comedy, could do complex characters.
Though I am a great fan of Michael Moore, I think his notorious ambush of the aging Heston at his home was despicable, inexcusable, and sickening.
- "He doesn't look like a Mexican" - Ladok 19:13:16 06/04/14 (0)
  I've often wondered if Welles put in this line as a sly nod of recognition that Heston as a Mexican is absurd.

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